OR76BAN002B Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632896 Class-66 Operator BR

Operator BR

and now he’s attracting attention as a racing driver

and fired from a specially designed railway wagon

Subsequent units were introduced onto services in West Cumbria

Pipework mounted in front of chimney

OR76BAN002B Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632896 Class-66 Operator BRBuilt in 1923 by the newly formed LNER, the GER Diagram 85 banana vans were built to transport imported bananas under carefully controlled conditions. Based on a Great Eastern Railway goods van, these vans featured vacuum brakes, steam heating, and thick insulation to keep the fruit at a stable 57F from dockside to distribution centres like Stratford Market in East London. Only 100 were constructed, numbered 632822632921. Some were later loaned to the